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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

February 19, 201611 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this high wind warning at Feb 19, 2016, 9:40 AM CST for 11 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 8 hr. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2016, 9:40 AM CST (15:40 UTC)
Expired
Feb 19, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Dane County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 19, 11:15 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Monroe Airport, WI
Feb 19, 11:30 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Milwaukee, WI52 KT GUST
Feb 19, 12:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 Se Sullivan, WI
Feb 19, 12:06 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Racine Batten Airport, WI
Feb 19, 12:42 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Milwaukee International, WIPEAK GUST AT AIRPORT ASOS
Feb 19, 12:42 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Milwaukee International, WIPEAK WIND GUST
Feb 19, 1:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Kenosha, WI53 KT GUST
Feb 19, 1:00 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGGenoa City, WISHINGLES LIFTED OFF ROOF
Feb 19, 1:15 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGNew Berlin, WITRAFFIC LIGHT DOWN. FROM SKYWARN
Feb 19, 1:24 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGKenosha, WISEMI-TRAILER TIPPED OVER ON I-94 NEAR COUNTY ROAD KR. SOME TREE BRANCHES AND TRANSFORMERS DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 19, 1:30 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG1 Nw Greenfield, WIALUMINUM FASCIA TORN FROM GARAGE AND BENT
Feb 19, 1:36 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Se Eagle, WISHINGLES REMOVED FROM HOUSE ON ISLAND IN EAGLE LAKE. ALSO REPORT OF 54 MPH WIND GUST.
Feb 19, 1:36 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGWaukesha, WIMINOR WIND RELATED DAMAGE THROUGH CITY. ONE PART OF A TREE DOWN. SCAFFOLDING BLEW INTO TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN. SOME POWER LINES DOWN. RELAYED BY WAUKESHA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Feb 19, 1:44 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND DMGJanesville, WITWO SEMI OVER TURNED ON I-90 EAST BOUND AT MILE MARKER 181 AND 177
Feb 19, 2:25 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Kenosha Airport, WI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2016-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2016-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1103 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1308 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1318 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

434 
WWUS73 KMKX 191540
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
940 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...VERY STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING IN FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WIND GUSTS OF
UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 94/90
CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH IS ON THE ORDER OF WHAT A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WOULD BE BUT FOR A LONGER PERIOD. AREAS THAT HAVE HAD
THE SNOW MELTED AWAY HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF SEEING THE HIGHER
WINDS. THIS PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS EXPECTED TO END EARLY THIS
EVENING.

WIZ062>065-067>072-192345-
/O.UPG.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.HW.W.0001.160219T1540Z-160220T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...DARLINGTON...MONROE...
JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
940 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTY...BUT THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
  WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED
  WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WIZ066-192345-
/O.UPG.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.160219T1700Z-160220T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMKX.HW.W.0001.160219T1540Z-160220T0000Z/
MILWAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MILWAUKEE
940 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTY...BUT THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
  WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED
  WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WIZ046-047-056>058-192345-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM
940 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTY...BUT THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
  WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED 
  WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WIZ051-052-059-060-192345-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.160219T1700Z-160220T0200Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
940 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTY...BUT THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
  WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HALBACH
3 follow-up statements
167 
WWUS73 KMKX 191832
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1232 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...VERY STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING WITH
THE HIGHER WINDS OCCURRING FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE ILLINOIS
BORDER. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM MONROE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TO RACINE AND KENOSHA IN SOUTHEAST
WISCONSIN. SOME POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALREADY AND WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...PARTICULARLY INTERSTATE 39 FROM BELOIT TO
MADISON AND INTERSTATE 94 FROM KENOSHA TO MILWAUKEE.

WIZ062>072-200000-
/O.CON.KMKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
1232 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WIZ046-047-056>058-200000-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM
1232 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WIZ051-052-059-060-200200-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0200Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
1232 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HALBACH
621 
WWUS73 KMKX 192124
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
324 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

.NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
FAR SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WHICH HAS CAUSED POWER OUTAGES AND ABOUT 4
SEMI TRAILERS TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATES 39/90 AND 94.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN GUSTY OUT
OF THE SOUTHWEST. 

WIZ062>072-200000-
/O.CON.KMKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
324 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 
  OF 50 TO 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WIZ046-047-056>058-200000-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM
324 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WIZ051-052-059-060-200200-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0200Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
324 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HALBACH
954 
WWUS73 KMKX 192356
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
556 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WINDS DIMINISHING RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...

.THE SETTING SUN AND THE ARRIVAL OF COOLER TEMPERATURES HAS HELPED
TO CALM THE WINDS DOWN SOME EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...NORTH OF
MILWAUKEE...THROUGH 8 PM. ALL OTHER AREAS IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
ARE NO LONGER UNDER A HEADLINE FOR WIND. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED AND GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT.

WIZ062>072-200100-
/O.EXP.KMKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-
WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON...
LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON...
MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...
KENOSHA
556 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS. THE SETTING
SUN AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO HELP PREVENT WINDS FROM
REACHING WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND
GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT NO HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED.


$$

WIZ046-047-056>058-200100-
/O.EXP.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...
WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM
556 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

THE SETTING SUN AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE HELPING TO EASE THE
WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT...BUT HEADLINES ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. 

$$

WIZ051-052-059-060-200200-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160220T0200Z/
FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON
556 PM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LOOK FOR WINDS TO STEADILY DIMINISH THROUGH 8 PM. 

* WINDS...WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE 
  MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE 
  HEADING NORTH OR SOUTH. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL 
  ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 9:56 AM CSTStorm WarningMKX8 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Wisconsin, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.